Transferring successfully and efficiently between feeding at the breast and feeding with a bottle, whether the bottle contains expressed breast milk or infant formula, is a skill which many families could do with developing for various reasons. This article describes how families with mixed-fed babies can avoid the so-called ‘nipple teat confusion’, and how they can use bottle feeding effectively … Read More

‘Faltering Weight’ is used to describe a baby whose weight gain is less than expected. If your baby has faltering weight they will need to be assessed and you may need specialist support from either a midwife or health visitor with additional training and expertise in supporting breastfeeding, a local breastfeeding peer supporter or an IBCLC (internationally board certified lactation … Read More

When a baby is not gaining weight as expected, then use of the term ‘responsive feeding’ will no longer mean we are responding to feeding cues, or aiming to slow down the pace at which a baby takes their feed, but that we are instead responding to their needs. Weight concerns indicate they are not transferring enough milk to meet … Read More

If you decide to bottle feed your baby you still need to follow their feeding cues, in the same way as you would if they were breastfed. In short: A newborn baby’s tummy is tiny, only the size of a cherry! Even by one month a baby’s tummy is no bigger than a chicken’s egg – and it fills quickly … Read More

If you are considering bottle feeding, whether because you intend to exclusively formula feed, whether you are choosing to add in bottle feeds of expressed breastmilk or formula for convenience, or whether you are needing to supplement a breastfed baby because of a concern about feeding in the short term, it’s important that anyone caring for the baby understands about … Read More